Srinagar Apr 14: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Sunday said the party’s manifesto has “unleashed a new era of farmers’ welfare” in the country.
Chugh said PM Narendra Modi in the manifesto has promised that the Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme will be strengthened to provide sustained financial support to farmers.
The party will also strengthen Prime Minister Fasal Bima Yojana through more technological interventions to ensure speedy and more accurate assessment, faster payouts and quicker grievance resolution, he said in a statement, adding that the BJP promises to increase the minimum support price (MSP) for crops.
The BJP leader said the manifesto also announced to launch the Krishi Infrastructure Mission for integrated planning and coordinated implementation of agri-infrastructure projects like storage facilities, irrigation, grading and sorting units, cold-storage facilities and food processing; expansion of irrigation facilities, launching technology-enabled irrigation initiatives to implement cutting-edge technology for efficient water management and launching an indigenous “Bharat Krishi” satellite for farm-related activities like crop forecasting, pesticide application, irrigation, soil health and weather forecasting.
The BJP promised India will soon become a global food hub, Chugh said, adding that the party will focus on ‘Shree Anna’ that benefits 2 crore people engaged in its farming.
